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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1October Newshttps://ruralrc.org/2018/10/15/october-news/
https://ruralrc.org/2018/10/15/october-news/#respondMon, 15 Oct 2018 14:58:19 +0000http://ruralrc.org/?p=1433Check out the latest RRCSC Newsletter!
]]>https://ruralrc.org/2018/10/15/october-news/feed/0Green Book of South Carolinahttps://ruralrc.org/2018/10/10/green-book-of-south-carolina/
https://ruralrc.org/2018/10/10/green-book-of-south-carolina/#respondWed, 10 Oct 2018 21:18:55 +0000http://ruralrc.org/?p=1428The Green Book of South Carolina is the state’s first mobile travel guide to more than 300 African American heritage and cultural sites in the Palmetto State. The guide at www.GreenBookofSC.com features historic markers, cemeteries, districts and sites, churches, museums, HBCUs and attractions that can be found across the state, many in rural areas, and makes it easier for travelers to find them. The sites are either on the National Register of Historic Places, marked with official state historic markers or were considered too historically significant to omit. Places like Bethlehem Baptist Church in Barnwell and the Benjamin E. Mays Birthplace in Greenwood are listed as iconic sites that reflect the African American experience in South Carolina.

The Green Book of South Carolina pays tribute to the original Negro Motorists’ Green Book, a directory of safe places for African Americans to travel during the Jim Crow era. Published from 1936 to 1966, the book was considered the nation’s first travel guide for African Americans and featured hotels, restaurants, gas stations and attractions across the country that would accept African Americans.

Since the guide is, essentially, a large database, there are multiple and easy ways to find sites:

In the search bar at the top, type in keywords, including those for historic eras like “Civil Rights” or for destinations like “Abbeville;”

Read the entire listing of more than 300 sites in alpha order by clicking on the “LOCATIONS” button in the middle of the homescreen;

Choose one of six categories in the “CATEGORIES” section;

Or click on the “MAP” and find attractions within 25 miles of where your device is GPS located.

Once a browser chooses a site, they receive a brief description of its historic significance, driving directions to the site, opportunities to share experiences on social media and an opportunity to see if other sites are nearby.

The guide is a travel product of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission, a team of professional volunteers who work to identify, protect and interpret African American heritage sites in South Carolina. The SCAAHC is affiliated with the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Our annual meeting is a chance for leaders from conservation, farming, forestry, tourism, and community economic development to meet, reconnect, and discover new ways to work together. At this gathering, you’ll hear from partners about recent successes and emerging opportunities to advance our vision of rural prosperity

]]>https://ruralrc.org/2018/10/05/sc-rural-resource-coalition-annual-meeting/feed/0USDA Assistance Available for Flood Damaged Ag Landhttps://ruralrc.org/2018/09/28/usda-assistance-available-for-flood-damaged-ag-land/
https://ruralrc.org/2018/09/28/usda-assistance-available-for-flood-damaged-ag-land/#respondFri, 28 Sep 2018 19:54:00 +0000http://ruralrc.org/?p=1411The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responding to South Carolina farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands and livestock mortality because of Hurricane Florence. Producers are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). USDA is holding a special signup through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for agricultural livestock mortality and carcass disposal. Signup is now available in Chesterfield, Marlboro, Dillon, Marion, Horry, Kershaw and contiguous counties. Signup period will end on November 2, 2018.

Conservation practices also available through EQIP can address flood and wind damage, excessive runoff that is causing hurricane-related natural resource concerns and provide protection from exceptional storm events in the future. Farmers and ranchers seeking NRCS financial and technical assistance can sign up at their local NRCS office.

This assistance is available to individual farmers and ranchers to aid in recovery efforts on their properties and does not apply to local governments or other entities.

For more information from NRCS, contact your local USDA Service Center or visit the South Carolina NRCS website at www.sc.nrcs.usda.gov. For more information on disaster assistance programs for farmers and ranchers visit farmers.gov/recover.

Our annual meeting is a chance for leaders from community economic development, conservation, farming, forestry, and tourism to meet, reconnect, and discover new ways to work together. At this gathering, you’ll hear from partners about recent successes and emerging opportunities in 2018 to advance our vision of rural prosperity.